The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2140
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
8:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2696
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.71° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.94° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.